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Trepanning Being Performed,1594

Trepanning being performed on the skull, 1594. Trepanning is a surgical intervention in which a hole is drilled or scraped into the human skull, exposing the dura mater to treat health problems related to intracranial diseases. Cave paintings indicate that people believed the practice would cure epileptic seizures, migraines, mental disorders and the bone that was trepanned was kept as a charm to keep evil spirits away. Trepanation was also practiced in the classical and Renaissance periods.

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Trepanning Being Performed,1594

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Trepanning being performed on the skull, 1594. Trepanning is a surgical intervention in which a hole is drilled or scraped into the human skull, exposing the dura mater to treat health problems related to intracranial diseases. Cave paintings indicate that people believed the practice would cure epileptic seizures, migraines, mental disorders and the bone that was trepanned was kept as a charm to keep evil spirits away. Trepanation was also practiced in the classical and Renaissance periods.

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25.2 x 22.2 cm | 9.9 x 8.7 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1500S • 16 16TH XVI XVITH SIXTEENTH CENTURY • 16 CENTURY • 16TH CENTURY • 16TH • ANATOMY: SKULL • ART • COLORIZED • CRANEO • CRANEOS • CRANIAL • CRANIUM • CRANIUMS • DRILLING IN HEAD • DRILLING IN SKULL • ENGRAVING • ENHANCED • HISTORY • HOLE IN HEAD • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • MAKING BURR HOLE • OPERATION • PROCEDURE • SCENE • SKULL • SKULL, ANATOMY • SKULLS • SURGERY • SURGICAL INTERVENTION • TREPAN • TREPANATION • TREPANNING • TREPHANING • TREPHINATION • TREPHINE • TREPHINING • XVI CENTURY